Question

Find the slope if it exists (8,0) and (0,-2)

Answer 1

the slope for the equation is 1/4

Answer 2

Slope formula:
`(y_(1)-y_(2))/(x_(1)-x_(2))`

Given the two sets of coordinates (8,0) and (0,-2), plug them into the formula to find the slope. x1 is 8, x2 is 0, y1 is 0, y2 is -2.

`(0-(-2))/(8-0)`

`(0+2)/(8-0)=(2)/(8)=(1)/(4)`

The slope is
`(1)/(4)`.

I hope this helps :)